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Cells.Split Method

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Splits a range of table cells.

Syntax

expression.Split(NumRows, NumColumns, MergeBeforeSplit)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Cells collection.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
NumRows Optional Variant The number of rows that the cell or group of cells is to be split into.
NumColumns Optional Variant The number of columns that the cell or group of cells is to be split into.
MergeBeforeSplit Optional Variant True to merge the cells with one another before splitting them.

Example

This example merges the selected cells into a single cell and then splits the cell into three cells in the same row.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = True Then
    Selection.Cells.Split NumRows:=1, NumColumns:=3, _
        MergeBeforeSplit:= True
End If

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